While Prop. 22 provides workers with some protections, such as 120% of the local minimum wage for every hour driven, health insurance benefits, and reimbursement for workplace injuries, it falls far short of what Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and others would have done if a worker were classified as an employee. , you must provide Instacart and other services.
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have all issued responses supporting the court’s decision. “From the moment it became law, Proposition 22 has served the millions of drivers and couriers who make money on platforms like ours,” Uber wrote in a post on its website. “To date To date, Uber alone has generated more than $1 billion in direct revenue.”
Opponents of Proposition 22 were dismayed by the outcome. “Although Proposition 22 is inconsistent with our state constitution, the state Supreme Court has allowed tech companies to buy their way out of basic labor laws,” California Federation of Labor President Lorena Gonzalez said in a statement. “We are deeply disappointed that these companies are upending our social contract, forcing workers and the public to take on the inherent risks of this work while profiting. “
Other locations, such as Massachusetts, Minneapolis and New York City, have established some protections for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers, but they are still classified as contractors.
